Saturday Serve
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Time to make a stand over MSP seating farce
THE seating plans for the stadium at the $45 million Mildura Sporting Precinct are as murky as the floodwaters around Lock 11. The promise in…
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Now, the crowds are the key
BACK in February, Mildura Council passed up a chance to stage a National Basketball League match at its shiny new multimillion-dollar stadium. The council had…
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Sunraysia cricket should light ’em up
CRICKET under lights is a great way for the game to continue evolving in Sunraysia. Anyone who has read our cricket coverage over the past…
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Divided loyalties of a Dewey-eyed fan
MY heart rate would be much lower this week if I was a neutral heading into today’s AFL Grand Final. Instead, as a Geelong fan,…
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Grand final day more than sport
FOOTBALL and netball grand-final day. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the big smoke or the bush, it’s such a special occasion. The Sunraysia Football…
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Breathing life into finals footy
A SENSE of déjà vu has shadowed me over the past few weeks with people asking who is going to win the Sunraysia Football and…
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It’s not just about footy
REPORTS on the impending death of the Millewa football competition are greatly exaggerated and unfair, a former league president says. In a detailed letter to…
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Turning up the heat in women’s basketball
WELL, it continues to be the most compelling storyline of the 2022 Sunraysia sporting calendar. Just how far is the Mildura Heat women’s basketball team…
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Calling it as we see it
I’VE copped a bit of stick over the past week for daring to question the sustainability and credibility of the Millewa Football League after a…
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Footy can’t go on like this
BAMBILL 55.28 (358) d Meringur 0. Take a moment to reflect on this result from the Millewa Football League last Saturday, which took top-placed Bambill’s…
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Lone hand fails Heat
SOMETIMES a player’s statistics, as impressive as they might be, don’t tell the full story. Anthony Hill is a good case in point. Before the…
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Answers at last on MSP obstacles
BRIDGES were built. Misconceptions were cleared up. And greater clarity was provided in how the project’s moving forward. I must say that my tour of…